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A networking day in our care home

“Our home held an older persons services information drop in afternoon in which we invited in local organisations and support groups to discuss services available to older people in the area and...
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Moving to a care home – what matters to you?

“I remember talking to one of our prospective residents at one of our care homes and her telling me about her “life of ever decreasing boxes” as she put it. From a...
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Connecting a care home and a school – by Alive in Bristol

Sometimes you have those moments in your work that really affirm why you do what you do.  Those moments that really touch and stay with you; when you realise you are making...
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Care Homes in our Communities

“Our residents do not live in our work place, we work in their home.” I have been sharing this quote from a care home worker and thinking about it a lot over...
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Clear Lines of Communication

“Imagine my concerns when during a monthly team meeting it became apparent that my team felt that their ideas and worries were not acted on. The process we had in place to...
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Involving residents in staff recruitment

“We recently advertised a new post for an Activities Coordinator. One of our residents, Bella Watkins was asked if she would like to sit on the interview panel, she was delighted to...
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Improving quality of life – a relative’s story

I saw my Aunt’s frown disappear! Around five years after my aunt was diagnosed with dementia, I gave the social worker the go-ahead to look for a care home, he told me...
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Greeting residents in their first language

We are proud to offer a home that strengthens the cultural identity of residents, relatives and staff. We found that simply greeting someone or understanding an expression of discomfort in Welsh can...
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Personalising our home – pictures and corkboards

We have been looking at different ways that we can improve our care home and our relationships with our residents – we are always asking ourselves: ‘how can we put more effort...
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Sharing decision-making and listening to your community in renovation projects

“I’m the Chief Operating Officer of The Fed– a social care charity which runs many community projects for people of all ages and large residential and nursing home for older people. We...
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